1UPdate: How AI could impact the future of video games

From ChatGPT to DALL-E, Washington Post Technology Policy Reporter Cat Zakrzewski breaks down some of the concerns around AI and gaming.

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AI is expanding at a rapid rate, raising concerns about how AI is deployed in all kinds of technologies in our everyday lives. There’s also important ethical questions around applications like ChatGPT, DALL-E and OpenArt taking opportunities away from writers and artists. But what about video games?

In some form, AI has been present in video games for quite a while. But how could these new tools end up impacting not just how games are made but how business is conducted? Cat Zakrzewski, Technology Policy Reporter for the Washington Post joins the 1UPdate to break down some of the concerns around AI and how AI could impact the world of video gaming.


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